May

8

Praying for the Precious Gift of Unity and Peace

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At 3.30 p.m. local time today (2.30 p.m. in Rome), the Holy Father arrived at the “Regina Pacis” Centre in the Jordanian capital city of Amman. The centre, founded by Bishop Salim Sayegh, Latin patriarchal vicar of Jordan, is dedicated to the social rehabilitation of people with disabilities. Having been greeted by His Beatitude [...]

May

8

Draw on John Paul II’s Teaching to Face Current Problems

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The Holy Father has sent a Message to Archbishop Ioan Robu of Bucharest, Romania, for celebrations taking place to mark the tenth anniversary of John Paul II’s visit to that country from 7 to 9 May 1999. The Message was delivered by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States and the Pope’s special envoy [...]

May

8

Promoting Stable Peace in the Middle East

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The Holy Father departed from Rome’s Fiumicino airport at 9.50 a.m. today. Following a four-hour flight, his plane landed at the Queen Alia airport in the Jordanian capital Amman, thus beginning his apostolic pilgrimage to the Holy Land which is due to last until 15 May. This is the twelfth trip outside Italy of his [...]

May

8

Pontifical Accts

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The Holy Father appointed:
- Bishop Joseph Kariyil of Punalur, India as bishop of Cochin (area 235, population 616,218, Catholics 172,037, priests 141, religious 564), India.
- Fr. Marcelo Daniel Colombo, pastor of the cathedral of Quilmes, Argentina, as bishop of Oran (area 55,000, population 348,000, Catholics 271,000, priests 39, permanent deacons 3, religious 90), [...]